Barrow in Furness climate — normals and trends
Barrow in Furness (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 1,389 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (15.6 °C on average) and the coldest is February (5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Barrow in Furness averages 3 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 192 rainy days per year.
Barrow in Furness has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.1 °C (on 2 August 1990) and the coldest -4.1 °C (on 21 January 1940).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Barrow in FurnessEngland
- coords
- 54.11°, -3.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
11.3°C
Average daily low
9.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,389mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
33.1km/h
Seasonal range
10.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
192 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.7 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
45.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
24.1 °C
2 August 1990
Coldest day
-4.1 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
59 mm
1 October 1981
Windiest day
94.8 km/h
24 December 1997
Strongest gust
147.2 km/h
24 December 1997
Hottest feels-like
26.6 °C
9 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-11.7 °C
14 February 1979
Snowiest day
12.7 cm
16 January 1955
Sunniest day
16.5 h
20 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 130 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 68 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 9.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 35 mm | -58 mm |
| Apr | 11.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 39 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 14.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 68 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 16.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 149 mm | +67 mm |
| Jul | 17.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 84 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 18.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 87 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 15.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 272 mm | +130 mm |
| Oct | 13.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 161 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 266 mm | +110 mm |
| Dec | 9.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 225 mm | +69 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barrow in Furness?
Barrow in Furness has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 1,389 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barrow in Furness?
The hottest day measured in Barrow in Furness between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1990, reaching 24.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barrow in Furness?
The coldest day measured in Barrow in Furness between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -4.1 °C.
Does it snow in Barrow in Furness?
Yes. Barrow in Furness gets on average 10.7 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Barrow in Furness warmed?
Yes: Barrow in Furness warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barrow in Furness?
The wettest day measured in Barrow in Furness between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1981, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barrow in Furness?
The windiest day measured in Barrow in Furness between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1997, with winds reaching 94.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barrow in Furness?
The warmest month in Barrow in Furness is August (15.6 °C on average); the coldest is February (5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Barrow in Furness?
Barrow in Furness receives on average 1,389 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barrow in Furness?
Barrow in Furness gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Barrow in Furness?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Barrow in Furness between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1955, with 12.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Barrow in Furness?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Barrow in Furness.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barrow in Furness?
In Barrow in Furness, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.6 °C on 9 August 2003, and the lowest was -11.7 °C on 14 February 1979.
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